The last of the Itza Mayan language

[@sandrabran3138]

How is it that such a young man is interested in this things, my admiration and respect . I’m a Guatemalan living in USA and I’m so thankful but I’m so proud of my culture and that little country that is in my heart.

[@rileymcerlean4126]

You will be surprised on how much younger Americans actually care and study about other countries Guatemala is hard to research because it's risky

[@buffedtrainer1]

This 83 year old man is the sweetest gentleman I've ever seen. What a gift and honor to be in his presence. Thank you so much TJ for sharing your adventure. You are going to be very famous some day in the not too distant future.

[@ottodepaz7187]

Congratulations young man , I’m from Guatemala and your videos makes my heart proud from where I come from, I’ve been living in the states for 36 years and this’d videos about my country and culture makes me happy and learn more about my culture. Thanks so much

[@makayla1661]

This video was amazing.

[@midwestrebel2]

This is beautiful , America history intrigues me the most because my blood is connected with these lands Amazing work , this is so important! Keep the good work up

[@izzatfirdaus]

This is great journey!

[@lizlee4830]

Great video 😊 thank you from New Zealand 🖤

[@honeyasonja522]

The high plateaus of the Mayan ruins were some of the greatest peace and quiet I EVER experienced. Beautiful 😍 Blessings 💙

[@seanthomas220]

Very interesting traveling...GOD Bless You ...happy and safe traveling ! I would like to see more ....

[@MartinGonzalez-zt9xn]

Wonderful sad that the government of Guatemala are trying to destroy the Mayan language like the garifuna language because they are black and indian. They are ashamed of there ancient culture its very sad. When it should be taught and giving more value than Spanish or English sad. But grate documentary well done young man proud like a father towards his son.👏👏👏👌

[@jr.solaris253]

@@Sonofjake Quit it with your afrocentrist propaganda. Thank you.

[@kevondouglas4088]

Ancient Mayan were black

[@gloriaarevalo9163]

@ Kevon Douglas, No! Black and Mayans are two different entities. The black people were brought by the British as slaves. The Mayans were there much earlier, believe they came from the Bering Stretch. The British came later on. During the time of the conquistadores. So we have a mixed of Mayans, Españoles, British, and later we have other colonies like the Germans, Italians, and Asians. In that order, but the oldest Americans civilizations were the Mayans, even before the Aztecs and the Incas. The Garífunas is the people and language mixed with British English combined with Africans. The Mayans are a totally old Meso American people and came there thousands years ago, unlike the colonizations. Like 400 years ago.

[@gloriaarevalo9163]

No, more, close to 500 years.

[@carlosjuarez8761]

They are not trying to destroy it, they just don’t care… the only interest of politicians in Guatemala is to make as much money as possible while they are in power

[@jimranallo686]

Guatemala is a wonderful country!

[@corneliopooum.1890]

I like your videos. Good luck with your project. Blessings.

[@kl35962]

Just saw this site, I love it, stay safe young man I will pray Yah’s protection over you

[@miri5414]

I have great respect for this young person. Great job.

[@willernash3056]

Beautiful I was there 20 years ago bro still look the same what you did there that is beautiful talk to this people's and have that time with them that's for them is a pleasure to let you know every thing you can ask them i love to have a conversation with elderly people like that bc they teach you alot more then anybody else good video bro I enjoyed thankyou carnal

[@albertoshernandez5251]

Welcome to guatemala my amigo.👍🏻🇬🇹

[@maryshawn905]

Wish I could travel with you. Continue enjoying.

[@toniespinoza2572]

Amazing, God bless you, I was there when were young, thank you so much for bring those memories again,

[@christianchinchilla3865]

Great video, Tikal is amazing and the Itza definitely need more attention from the guatemalan society and investment from the government to keep the culture alive. Saludos from Guatemala :)

[@billycatalan6758]

Beautiful guatemala 🇬🇹 increible

[@abns7214]

I am a US citizen that moved here a few years ago and I notice very few documentaries about Guatemala and especially the Mayans now and the Garifuna's. I am so happy to find you are documenting these areas and are sharing them with the world! Great job and i wish you many happy travels! Stay safe

[@ittsjennyx3]

omg you visited Peten!! Thank you so much for sharing Guatemala!!!!

[@MyrtleBeachbigwheel]

Nice documentary .::and background music nice near the end

[@sergioarias3528]

Muy bonito vídeo, gracias por visitar Guatemala y aprender un poco de nuestra cultura

[@Le_Blanc666]

You were a few miles away from my country Belize. We have Mayan temples as well. From one of them you can see across to Guatemala. Great video!

[@marcellawildman641]

Thanks for this experience, discovering the past helps us to understand or present. Thanks again.

[@alanarana6527]

In 8:45 he says "10 quetzales for each word [translated]" as a joke, and then he says jokingly "you owe me like 500 quetzales already" Few points: Itza' wasn't the language of the Classic period cities like Tikal, it was Classic ch'olti' (at least written, as a lingua franca, but spoken it's probably that there were many languages living together in those cities, but it's not known). Itza' people probably originated from the Lake Petén Itzá basin, then migrated north where they funded some cities, including Chichen Itza, which was a capital city of its time. After the collapse of Chichen Itza they migrated south back to the Lake basin several centuries later and resisted the Spanish conquest until 1697, being the last independent native kingdom in Mesoamerica

[@teodoroperez756]

Alan wich Mayans cities are the oldest and they were close to the Atlantic or the Pacific? Any idea?

[@alanarana6527]

@@teodoroperez756 The oldest Maya cities were closer to both the Pacific and the Atlantic, because there were many cities that appeared in parallel. In the Pacific coast and the highlands emerged around 1200 BC cities like Izapa, Takalik Ab'aj and Kaminaljuyu. In the lowlands, the first big city was Cerros (now at the North of Belize), around the same time. Then also appeared cities in El Mirador region, like Nakbé, and in the Pasión River region, like Ceibal, which had close contacts with the Olmecs. Hope I was helpful

[@gloriaarevalo9163]

@ Teodoro Perez, in Peten, which is where this young man is, when he said that it was the most something experience.

[@rongray4118]

Thank you for posting all of your videos!! So amazing to see all the beautiful people and landscape!!

[@firesofcreation]

What a treasure you found in that Mayan speaker! 4 semesters and sounds like he still knows the language well! Great drone shots on those ancient ruins. Is that the same spot you posted the IG story view from the Star Wars Yavin 4 scene?

[@alanarana6527]

The English translation had a mistake there. He "gave" classes, not "studied". And yes, it's the same spot at Yavin IV

[@lukullikiwamba6494]

You remind of those great worries love before us … thanks for your father to support you … may almighty look after you and protect, for those who interesting and curious about the knowledge they not same with other who don’t

[@lightorluzlightorluz8148]

Hi TJ, you could also explore the Ladinos, and foreigners living in Guatemala, they are also very interesting people. Thank you for your videos, love to see your father traveling with you, thanks again.

[@JasmineAHart]

Excellent report...... maybe because your heart was in it....... loved it, as you did.....

[@scorpio2fivephotography]

awesome work ....A+ KEEP UP THE ADVENTURES

[@Justaheadfullofdreams]

I'm falling in love about you!!! Your videos makes me feel so inspired.

[@ngawikiaroha6005]

So inspiring. thanks TJ

[@adrianoliva7130]

Me encantó el señor se refio al escuchar "lo siento" pensó que se referían a diarrea el cual interpretó como "asiento" gracias por esteaterial saludos de Guatemala Capital

[@h.t.7310]

Thank you, you are an inspiration! The future is in good hands!

[@markoutlaw35]

Thanks for sharing your journey with me, I always been fascinated by the Mayan.

[@AaronT129]

This is awesome! I wish I could be there to see it myself! 👍

[@luisr222]

If you can you should go to Lanquin in the mountains where they have a sanctuary for the quitzau birds it is heavenly beautiful , nicest place I have ever been to, tell them Luis sent you!

[@EricJMartinez]

Your parents must be very proud of you. Great job!

[@uttaranath7950]

Wow. I've been watching your videos from today's morning and I'm impressed! This channel has the potential to spread widely. Great initiatives you've taken. May be I reach out to you as I've something for you here. Love from India, wish you good luck my friend.

[@gladysurbina8478]

Loved this!! 😍

[@Mir2Go]

Keep up the good work, im enjoying your contents. 👌👌

[@homesteadkelli9913]

Love it thank you

[@redlox7018]

You are so beautiful dude. Thanks for sharing 👏🏽

[@sha9infinite450]

Respect and salute young man

[@pedrodiaz4993]

Keep up this good job.

[@teodoroperez756]

Mayan people and culture and amazing and it's been destroyed gradually, I'm Mexican living in Canada and moving to Yucatan, mayan are very humble, they have been terrible segregated by the last government and this new president Obrador, is trying to improve the economy with big opocision national and international, like building a train arround the peninsula.

[@WapajeaWalksOnWater]

I sooo enjoyed myself in Guatemala

[@celestemejiaderuiz5010]

Buen reporte!

[@RayUp]

Great job bro…really…you just got a 👍+1…keep following your passions…it’s amazing!…#strongertogether💯

[@jahzdillion2897]

jah bless yuh mi youth fi yuh gud wuk

[@sdvr1]

Te felicito muchacho muy intelijente felicidades

[@umarrashid7203]

nice video and hi 🗾

[@touristestrada8918]

Envying I want that food!!

[@miri5414]

I heard a lot about Mayans. Do you know if they have letters?

[@miriambonilla2371]

There’s a documentary about Tikal that says there’s a huge city underneath that has been discovered by Americans in San Diego.

[@brdlon]

You should have come to the nabor country Belize

[@VERITEVERITA]

Amazing I’m getting to see my own country trough your eyes! I left when I was fourteen and never went back. Very few relatives left there. But many wonderful memories. I got to see very few GUATEMALAN wonders. But is mostly Miss the food and the kind people. I often wonder what life must have been like in those times. History can never justify what their lives were truly like. Their portrayed as savages yet when you look at Europe’s cultures they lived like pigs. And had very little care for hygiene. Most of the Mayan down to the tip of the south had incredibly clean environments and had amazing technology for their time.

[@liliturtle4740]

we live in xela..and I always pray to the Mayan saint simon!!

[@ksrWorld34]

I appreciate your videos! If you’re looking for the language find the people that resemble PHILLIP FLORES... the descendants of these civilizations across the plane are still in there respective areas for the most part

[@makpazon11]

The beauty is mixed with the realization that Mayans did practice human sacrifice in various forms on a regular basis.

[@annlatson5922]

The gas station look better than the surrounding area... Well we know where the money goes...smh. Does shell give back to this n other areas they set up in?

[@ComaToast1]

U gotta come to Australia my brother you will like it here and us Aboriginals will take you in

[@CEBLOOMS]

Young Blood you look like you could be my family. The Moorman people we have people of different hues, phenotypes, hair textures but we all the same people from same ancestors.

[@aznorsheda149]

helloo😁

[@loafup2795]

You should learn Quechua

[@dragontiger6923]

K dios, EL único lo cuidé. Ángel Jesus Tesucun P.✊🏾 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾SEPHARDIC ❤️ MAYAN ❤️ MUISCA ❤️ TAÍNO presente mi gente bella 🩸✊🏾💯🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾Safe travels 🚗👟🌎✌🏾

[@ingridrosales2804]

👍🙏🙏

[@GypsyPriest]

in future adventures of this nature, you might want to forget the note pad and pen except for recording actual spelling or things the camera or mic may not pickup; it ate up a lot of your time getting one word at a time and writing it. Instead, you may consider getting entire questions with answers allowing him to speak the language clearly... all of it on record in your video,. for instance, Who, what, why, where, when... how -how many- and -how much-. You could use just one verb in a small question and small answer... like, "What are you going to eat?" "I'm going to eat bread". "Who are you going to eat it with?"... If you have time and the person is willing, you can extend it to first, second, third... singular and plural persons with future, present continuous and past and you could actually ask various speakers of the language to include their particular use of the language. You would be able to grasp a good portion of the language and, to a degree, save the language on recordings... even learn to speak it a bit. Just a thought.

[@ThePlanetProject]

Worry not, I actually do do that, but in this particular episode I edited it out

[@GypsyPriest]

@@ThePlanetProject My comment was most-likely the result of having lived in Guate. since January of 99 and worked as an ESL teacher for most of that time. I'm just now trying to finish a book on teaching and studying English.

[@iSee109]

Method Man.

[@carlaavila3659]

They are children of Jacob one of the 12 tribes of Israel

[@castillo319]

Stop with all these colonized philosophies we are children of Anahuac and we pipils are one of the 7 tribes of Aztlan and very verce on our creaters

[@MakotoOPT]

Dude with the broom was an npc

[@justinamathieu7018]

Also this central Mercia are is the house of the 10 tribe of the Bible and most of Brazil is tribe of Judah territory

[@kingjacobworldtv12]

One of the Hewbrews holy land

[@jr.solaris253]

🤣

[@tvtrippy1234]

You cannot fly drone in tikal bro, you can get fined or go to jail, there's an endangered species of birds in Tikal and drones have been illegal since one time a drone killed one of those birds

[@trolsupermega]

Porque había en inglés, muy mal. Que tontailo

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

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[@joseportillo2760]

The music is annoying is best just the narration and view next time

[@justinamathieu7018]

That’s a lie the Spaniard killed them out and some run away

[@moniquecambero9207]

These beautiful brothers and sisters are part of the biblical Hebrew Israelites.